President Uhuru Kenyatta is in the US together with ODM leader Raila Odinga.On wednesday, they had a presentation on their handshake at an international luncheon at the US National Prayer Breakfast.
President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke of the BBI (building bridges initiative) in high regard in his first public address since arriving in Washington, D.C.
While addressing the Atlantic Council, a governance think tank, Uhuru told attendees that the initiative was important and necessary, cutting reasons why he chose to pursue the peace through hand shake with Raila Odinga.
“Political social and governance engineering is what we are embarking on in Kenya with our Building Bridges Initiative” he noted.
In a nutshell he later said that the BBI is a homegrown solution for a divisive political culture that has often sparked electoral crises over the last thirty years in kenya.
Uhuru went on to give three reasons why the initiative was necessary for the country to move towards accelerated growth and development.
“Its intention is to advance three goals, the first, to pre-empt any further escalation in the cycle of no-holds-barred political competition by taking early and decisive action to reach out across the aisle. I did this with the Honorable Raila Odinga in March 2018 at a time when few in Kenya or anywhere imagined this was possible”
“The second is to use inclusivity to strengthen the center of politics which is necessary for democracy in our country to be successful. That center is identified by being able to manifest the qualities of moderation, pragmatism and a willingness to compromise”
“Our stepping forward toward one another, without doubt, has helped us disorient the politics of extremism and division”
“The third is to ensure that the strengthened and more stable center is able to deliver bold reforms that advance inclusion, economic uplift, counters corruption and strengthens our institutions,” he asserted.
Could this be a political move to o bag the West in to supporting BBI?
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